Xiao Ning rubbed his nose in embarrassment and walked out of the courtyard gate under the amused eyes of everyone.

He originally wanted to ask what was going on, but found that Mu Junlan stepped forward to ask.

So Xiao Ning's steps stopped, hid behind a big tree, and listened carefully.

Mu Junlan: "It turned out to be General Meng, I don't know what you have to do in my Mu Mansion?" ”

Meng Hu: "Before, the five princes went to the emperor to sue the emperor, saying that someone beat him, just at the gate of your Mu Mansion, the emperor Long Yan was furious, so he sent this general to investigate. ”

Mu Junlan paused for a moment and arched his hand: "This is clear, but what is the reason, I hope the general will talk about it privately, if he doesn't find someone, he will definitely go to the saint to ask for an explanation!" ”

At this time, Meng Hu walked towards Mu Junlan and whispered something in his ear.

In the back, Xiao Ning couldn't hear clearly, so he could only go back to Lian Yaoxuan.

Mu Junlan nodded knowingly.

And in the palace at this time-

After the fifth prince complained, the old emperor was a little angry in his heart.

These five princes are their own old sons, so they are naturally favored.

As soon as he gave the order to help Wu'er solve the problem, a few people ran in from outside the hall, and when they saw the old emperor, they shrank and knelt on the ground.

After the old emperor listened to the recital—

He angrily threw everything he could, and several guards in the hall, a messenger, and a fifth prince knelt down and trembled.

"Damn! Damn it! The old emperor roared, "That damn gloom! Where is it now! ”

"Hui, Hui Shengshang" The messenger's body trembled a little, "Youhong, General Youhong—"

The old emperor glared at him angrily, "Return the general!" Defeated generals! Enemy generals! A general who gambled with the lives of the entire people of the Northern Dynasties! Is he worthy of being called a general?! ”

"No, it's not worthy," the man's teeth were chattering, "Hui, back to the emperor, Youjuna, that guy, ran away before the city was broken, and the lower officials don't know it!" ”

I'm about to cry, such a big thing, I, I'm just a messenger......

I feel like my legs are wet......

The old emperor rubbed his temples with a headache, looked at the man's somewhat wet trouser legs, and waved his hand helplessly, "You stand down!" Remember that you have reported the good news, go down and receive the reward! ”

"Thank you, Emperor Xie!"

"Wait—" The Emperor seemed to remember something and stopped him.

Ahh

The man could only stand still, almost on his knees again.

Your Majesty, what did the Emperor tell me to do......

"Look at your cowardice—" the old emperor thought a little amused, "come on! Take this man down! Change your pants! Don't catch a cold! ”

The man turned around, was so frightened that he knelt down directly, and kept kowtowing, "Xie, Emperor Xie, Emperor Xie's grace not to kill, woo woo-"

The old emperor rubbed his forehead, "I have nothing to do with killing a messenger, and I am not the one who loves to kill." ”

The man thanked him, and wept and followed the palace maid down.

The old emperor sat on the dragon chair and asked with a headache: "How many days has it been since Nanruo City was broken?" ”

A few guards, I look at you, you look at me, and they don't know what to say.

They all fled back from the south, and according to the law of the northern capital, the city was broken, and if they fled, they would raid their homes at least and involve the nine clans at worst.

No one dared to speak, all body language and eye gestures.

You go!

No! You go!

No, no, no, I don't dare to go!

Although we were defeated and fled, it was General Youhong who told us to defend at that time!

We can't hold it anymore to escape!

Yeah!

By the way, what about the young general who wants to die or live and fight?

Who are you talking about?

Xiang Qiu!

You say that stunned blue? The one who fights recklessly to the death and the opponent who exchanges his life for his life?

Oh, yes?

By the way, when the city was broken, he went to fight with the other side, did you go to save him?

If you can't save yourself, who else can you save?

By the way, was someone saved him when he almost died?

It seems to be.

Several guards didn't discuss the reason, but a report came from the gate of the palace:

"General Xiangli arrives in ——!"

The eyes of the old emperor and the rest of the people turned to the palace gate—

I saw a young man about seventeen years old, with his hands, feet and neck covered with bandages, supported by a eunuch and walked into the palace.

Although he was covered in wounds, he walked in good spirits.

He knelt down slowly, but pulled the wound on his body, and pulled the corner of his mouth vaguely, "The sin will be Xiang, see the emperor, the emperor, that ......"

The anger in the old emperor's heart faded a little, and he tried to make himself gentle, "Xiangqiu, is it?" Forget it, since you have injuries on your body, you will not kneel today! However, I wonder what you were doing when the city was broken. ”

"Back to the emperor," Xiang Qian bowed respectfully, "When the city is broken, I can't do anything, I can only watch it break—I, I'm uncomfortable—"

When the old emperor saw that his eyes were full of tears and remorse, he also knew that Xiangli was not pretentious.

The old emperor didn't look at his side, but waved his hand so lightly, and the eunuch beside him opened a notebook with understanding, and read it aloud:

"Xiang Li, born in the last years of the previous dynasty, lasted the eleventh year of the Xia Emperor as the soldier of the Ministry of Soldiers, in the thirteenth year of the Xia Emperor successively served as one of the generals of the Southern Ruo, the fifteenth year of the Xia Emperor, the Southern Ruo City was broken! The generals will flee! Nan Ruosi will flee three generals! One of them fought to the death against the enemy! I don't know if I live or die! ”

"Your Majesty—" The eunuch bowed respectfully to the old emperor, "I'm done." ”

"Well," the old emperor nodded, didn't say anything, and looked at the three guards standing in the hall with a blank face.

The three generals were already red-faced, and they were so frightened that cold sweat came out.

This...... This city is broken..... It was only two days before the palace received ......

Nanruo City is the southernmost part of the Northern Capital, close to the Southern Dynasty, and is only separated by a large river and an abandoned hunting ground.

Just the horsepower, it will take more than ten days to get to Huadu, no, I didn't expect that-

"A few generals," the old emperor's tone was a little indifferent, "I don't know, do you know that the law of the Northern Capital treats the fugitive generals, and the result?" ”

The three of them were immediately frightened and their legs were paralyzed, and they wept bitterly in the main hall, crying with remorse.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty's Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, we also have a hard time!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, for the sake of us who have worked hard for the court for many years—"

The old emperor didn't pay attention to them, just looked at Xiang Qian coldly: "I don't believe what they say, I want to listen to you, why did Nanruo break the city at that time?" I remember that the strongest soldiers are on your side. ”

Xiang Qian thought for a while, "Go back to the emperor!" Actually, I don't know the real thing, I only know that at that time, General Youhong-"

"He's not a general anymore," the old emperor waved his hand, "The honor of a general is given to him by me, and I can also leave him with nothing!" Don't think that if you have conquered a few cities, you can make up for the sins of Nanruo City. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty," Xiang Li replied respectfully, "At that time, Youhong was ridiculed by the other party, very angry, and said that the other side wanted to fight the level, so Youhong led all the elite soldiers in Nanruo City, leaving only the old and weak women and children in the city, let us put down the drawbridge and fight to the death!" ”

He paused and continued, "At that time, all four of us persuaded him, I am afraid that it was the trap of the other party, but Yu Hong laughed: The other party's strength is not as good as ours!" The weapons are not as good as ours! It's just a bit of a machination! Lower the drawbridge and wait for General Ben to return from breaking the city! Celebrate with you! ”

The old emperor saw that Xiangqi seemed to have some discomfort in his throat, his eyes signaled, and Gonggong Chen took a cup of tea and handed it to Xiangqiu.

"Thank you Grandpa Chen!" He returned the salute.

"Put the young general in a chair!" The old emperor whispered, but thought in his heart.

Could it be that the conceit has harmed Youhong?

No, Youhong has been through a hundred battles and won't make such a low-level mistake!

Xiangli thanked him softly, sat on the chair endright, and cleared his throat, "At that time, I seemed to hear the other party's guard shouting and scolding!" ”

"What's that!?" The old emperor's eyes lit up and he asked eagerly.

"It seems to be, it seems to be, what are you talking about the first general of the Northern Capital! He was sent to defend the city! It's really useless! Your Fang Tian painting halberd, I'm afraid it will be humiliated! ”

Really! Really!

The old emperor sighed silently in his heart.

Youhong is conceited and short-tempered in this life, and he especially likes his own heavenly halberd, and does not allow anyone to insult him.

It's all the fault of conceit!

Xiangli said to himself: "So Youhong gathered all the troops, took the vanguard himself, pedaled as a bridge, and attacked the enemy's city, and we could only watch anxiously from the city wall. ”

"What I didn't expect was that the other party abandoned the city and laid an ambush!" Xiang Li's face flushed with anger, "It's just a villain's behavior!" Fire, arrows, water, drowning, poison, no wonder! Pity those hundreds of thousands of troops! Just buried there! ”

As he spoke, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Later, we didn't know the whereabouts of Youhong, the enemy counterattacked, we used everything we could, but unfortunately there were no soldiers, and there were no weapons - in the end, the city was broken-"

Xiang Li buried his head and cried in a low voice, "There are so many old and weak women and children in Nanruo City, most of them died on the way to block the enemy army. ”

"Why, why, why did he take all the soldiers! Why! If you leave 100,000! That's okay to keep! ”

The listeners in the hall all quietly wiped the corners of their eyes.

The old emperor's eyes were also a little red.

After all, they are all their own people, and they can't be justified without some feelings.

However, the emperor will always be the emperor, he just adjusted his mood and gently knocked on the dragon chair, "Then, what's the matter with the injuries on your body?" Why aren't they hurt? ”

Xiang Li raised his head and looked at the three people fiercely, "Them! Abandon the people! Abandon the northern capital and ignore the face! While the enemy has captured the walls! Just ran away! And I, I'm ...... I couldn't save Nan Ruo ......"

The old emperor looked at the three people who were kneeling, and only felt a little disgusting in his heart.

"Cry! Now I know crying! He angrily threw down a teapot, "Why don't you sacrifice for your country!" Yes! Say! Now cry! ”

"Emperor, the emperor spares his life!"

The three of them just begged for mercy and kept kowtowing.

"So many old and weak women and children! He's dead! He's dead! The old emperor was furious, "You want me to spare your lives!" That's so many lives! Who spared them! ”

The three of them collapsed there, knowing that they were guilty of a capital crime, and gave up any hope of survival.

"Heh," the old emperor sneered, "knowing your sins? Don't beg for mercy? ”

One of them said with gloomy eyes, "The sin will confess, but please ask the emperor to see that we have worked hard for the Northern Capital for so many years..... Spare our wives and children......"

"You've got faces! I want me to spare your family! Yes?! Did the hundreds of thousands of unjust souls agree, huh?! ”

"Your Majesty......" Xiangli whispered, "please don't ...... Cooled the hearts of the monarchs and ministers....."

The three of them raised their heads violently and looked at the chair in disbelief, covered in wounds.

At this time, a voice came from far away outside the palace: "Report——! Good news! Good news——! ”